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Yup. Just waiting on the benchmarks from independent reviewers and to see how XFR in this generation works but I’ll be getting a Ryzen 9 if everything checks out. 24 threads will be amazing for local development (microk8s, and others) when I’m not gaming and save me from having to build a separate box.
What will you be doing that will actually use 24 threads?
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Potentially is a yield issue / segmentation issue. Releasing the top SKU as a 12 core instead of 16 core part gives AMD: 1.) Still the highest core count "Mainstream" part. I would expect Intel to fire back with a higher IPC / thread performance part rather then try and ramp core counts. Outside of productivity, content creation and server workloads I really don't see the need for anything past 6-8 cores right now. 2…
1) Intel won't be able to, at least not until they finally manage to get the new architecture out. Heat is already a huge issue for intel. 2) AMD might be saving perfect core chiplets, but probably mostly for use in EPYC as the margins are higher. 4) I expect 16 core am4 to arrive someday.
I agree that 16 core will arrive this generation, but I could also see it being 6 months or so. I have also wondered if it is waiting for a second generation I/O die with an enhanced memory controller to feed the extra cores.
I'm really looking forward to this. But one issue with current AMD cpu is that you have to buy a desktop GPU even when you are not doing any kind of gaming and such. I know intel iGPU haven't been terribly good but for work they are good enough and is one less part and cheaper to boot. For same performance a Ryzen 3rd gen + gpu might still be cheaper but the price advantage gets reduced. I haven't really seen that me…
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Wouldn't that be the domain of ThreadRipper?
Not if AMD's looking to remove ThreadRipper from their product stack, and segment their server chips a little more.
https://www.tomshardware.com/news/amd-threadripper-roadmap-r...
Quote: You will definitely see more Threadrippers from us
I'm really looking forward to this. But one issue with current AMD cpu is that you have to buy a desktop GPU even when you are not doing any kind of gaming and such. I know intel iGPU haven't been terribly good but for work they are good enough and is one less part and cheaper to boot. For same performance a Ryzen 3rd gen + gpu might still be cheaper but the price advantage gets reduced. I haven't really seen that me…
Do any existing AM4 mobos / chipsets have support for full PCIe 4.0 bandwith (64Gbps)?
Or will the existing mobos be limited to PCIe 3.0 (~5-6Gbps)?
All of the five processors will
be PCIe 4.0 enabled, and while
they are being accompanied by
the new X570 chipset launch,
they still use the same AM4
socket, meaning some AMD 300
and 400- series motherboards can
still be used.
Would be awesome because the rate when transferring terabytes across SSD RAID arrays will see a 3-10x increase from ~500-600MBps to ~1.5-6GBps+. Fantastic!
[0] https://videocardz.com/review/pci-express-riser-extender-tes...
[1] https://www.pcgamesn.com/amd/400-series-pci-4-0-bandwidth-bi...
I'm really looking forward to this. But one issue with current AMD cpu is that you have to buy a desktop GPU even when you are not doing any kind of gaming and such. I know intel iGPU haven't been terribly good but for work they are good enough and is one less part and cheaper to boot. For same performance a Ryzen 3rd gen + gpu might still be cheaper but the price advantage gets reduced. I haven't really seen that me…
You could pick a Ryzen with "G", like the Ryzen 5 2400G, though... They have an integrated GPU.